The ideal light is bright filtered shade.
Flowers for partial shade window boxes.
Window boxes are not just for flowers.
Choose the hanging varieties for a bit of overflow in your window box.
Pick plants that work in your usda hardiness zone and talk to the nursery or read the plant label to make sure it can handle the conditions in your yard.
They tend to have more blooms.
It comes in several colors including a nearly black charmed velvet and a burgundy color called charmed wine.
Partial sun drought resistant flowers for a window box.
Often overlooked for window boxes are foolproof flowering bulbs.
Full shade means the area never gets direct sunlight.
These perennials definitely add a pop of color.
Impatiens accent white 3.
These plants are standard in window boxes containers and hanging plants.
This is a plant that likes a lot of humidity but they will grow and spread best in the shade.
The soil heats up because of the air circulating around the.
Impatiens accent watermelon 3.
Here red white and hot pink impatiens fill a window box and provide a more cheerful view than the wall of dogwood foliage.
Plants that tolerate partial sun and shade grow well on the east side of the house while shade loving plants grow best on a north facing side.
These plants often have bright blue blooms that are small and dainty which will add quite a bit of character to your window box especially if they are paired with a few slightly larger flowers.
It is exceedingly easy to grow and likes partial shade to full shade.
Part shade means it doesn t get more than 3 or 4 hours of sun daily.
Oxalis is a mounding plant and grows to be 12 to 18 inches high making it a good plant to use as filler in a container.
Orchids benefit from living outdoors at least part of the year basking in the refreshing breezes and natural humidity of the landscape.
Whether you do a fall planting of miniature daffodils snowdrops or hyacinths for springtime bloom or you do a late spring planting of lilies alliums or dwarf gladiolus for summertime bloom be sure to tuck a few bulbs and corms into your window boxes for added impact.
What else can i put in a window box besides flowers.
Most varieties of fuchsia love the shade so as long as you avoid putting your window box in full sun the plant will reward you all season long with extravagant purple and pink blossoms.
They come in almost all colors and shades except blue.